Dolphins, Tua light it up with bold strokes
MIAMI GARDENS — This ought to put a stop to it. Given how things are these days, it probably won’t because facts get more and more negotiable every day.
Tua Tagovailoa’s arm is just fine, thank you. It’s not the strongest in the NFL, but guess what? It’s every bit as strong as the Dolphins will ever need it to be. If you’re still doubting that after Sunday’s 466yard display in Los Angeles, Tagovailoa has a message for you.
“I don’t care,” he said Wednesday. “I mean, I don’t care. Four sixty-six is — that’s what 466 is. If I can’t throw deep … thanks.”
Zach Weinberger
BOCA RATON — After a disappointing loss to Ohio, Florida Atlantic’s task does not get any easier this weekend.
The Owls (1-1) will travel to “Death Valley” to take on college football powerhouse Clemson (1-1) on Saturday. The Tigers are 24-point favorites.
FAU first-year head coach Tom Herman coached in big games at Houston and Texas, but he has never faced Clemson.
However, he has gone against his fair share of Atlantic Coast Conference teams and he said that they’re the “funnest” games to play simply because the underdog faces no pressure.
“I’ve faced and beaten some Power Five teams in my time in Houston,” Herman said. “It’s something different when you go into these games ... It’s go out and have fun and show to ourselves that regardless of what the world thinks of us, the only people’s opinions that our players should read about are the guys to the left and the right and their coaches. As long as we believe if we play our best, we have an opportunity to win. You worry about the improvement process of getting better and usually the outcome kind of takes care of itself.”
Offensive coordinator Charlie Frye is also no stranger to big games, not only in college football but in the NFL, including his time as an assistant with the Miami Dolphins.
He said the Owls have to be prepared to play in a loud environment.
“I’ve never been there, but I’ve been to some big stadiums before. We were on a clap cadence, so we’re working in some silent counts, just in case we can’t hear it,” Frye said. “So we got to handle that but it’s still going to be about us and handling our jobs and execution. That’s the message this week, it’s improving from what we did last week to this week and we got to handle the noise.”
Casey Thompson has played on college football’s biggest stages
A major benefit for FAU is that starting quarterback Casey Thompson has played in loud atmospheres at Nebraska and Texas. Herman said it’s reassuring to have a leader like Thompson who can go out on a big stage and be used to the noise. by subscription |
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LAKE WORTH — As the legacy of Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School is written, Wednesday night will hold special significance for the fledgling football program.
The Bulldogs notched their first win Wednesday, riding big efforts from Ramon DeLeon, Jayden Morton and others en route to the 28-6 victory over visitor John I. Leonard.
“It’s a pretty awesome feeling,” head coach Brandon Walker said. “This community has been hungry for a school. These kids have been hungry for a win. We’ve gotten better every week and we felt like tonight was kind of our night.”
Entering with an 0-2 record, several players tripped upon rushing onto the field, causing an awkward, though almost endearing tangle of legs and pads.
Dusting themselves off, the chagrin was soon wiped from their faces — thankfully for the home squad, the pregame blunder was nowhere near the bad omen it might have seemed.
DeLeon tossed a first-quarter score and found pay dirt twice more with his legs.
“It was a great day to be on this field,”
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DeLeon said. “We made sure our offense was here and we made sure we set the tone. Coach said, ‘run behind your pads,’ and that’s exactly what I did.”
While the signal-caller’s scoring
MIAMI GARDENS —
Mike McDaniel and the
Dolphins outcoached
Brandon Staley and the
Chargers on Sunday.
“Masterful,” ESPN’s
Ryan Clark said.
“That won them the game,” NFL Network’s
Kyle Brandt said.
“They had a good game plan,” Staley said.
McDaniel did not play it safe, on account of a very strong Miami defense.
McDaniel did not play it safe, in order to avoid criticism.
McDaniel is, by his nature, unquestionably bold.
“Coach McDaniel always has confidence in us to go out there and make a prowess was on full display, his sophomore teammate helped set that aforementioned tone.